Wives Behind the Badge Releases 2010 Scholarship Information

Jan. 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Wives Behind the Badge (WBTB) has released the applications for its 2010 Scholarship Program.  The scholarship provides financial assistance for the higher educational needs of the children (natural or adopted) of law enforcement officers.  Applicants must be a dependent child of a law enforcement officer (full-time active service, retired, or killed in the line of duty), must be enrolled at or accepted to an accredited four-year college/university, and must have a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher (based on a 4.0 system). One $1,000 scholarship award is available this year.

Applicants must complete an application by April 2, 2010.  The scholarship committee will review applications and the WBTB Board of Directors will announce the winner during the second week of May 2010.  Visit http://www.wivesbehindthebadge.org/wbtbscholarships.html to download the complete scholarship description and application.  For more information about the scholarship, email scholarships@wivesbehindthebadge.org.

WBTB is also seeking funding through private donations, corporations, police associations, and grants to help support its projects and programs.  For more information on how you can help, please visit www.wivesbehindthebadge.org or email info@wivesbehindthebadge.org.

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Wives Behind the Badge is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2006 by a group of police wives. We are dedicated to providing much needed resources, emotional support and essential benefits to police families. We are committed to serving as a voice for the law enforcement community, which directly impacts public safety in the community.